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Postal service to India temporarily suspended
Owing to the strike of postal employees in India, all postal services to that country, except Speedpost, are temporarily suspended with immediate effect, the Postmaster General, Mr Robert Footman, announced today (Friday).
Nevertheless, he said, items sent by Speedpost could be subject to delay.
As the strike was started on Wednesday (October 23), mail sent to India during the last few days may subject to delay.
A further announcement will be made as soon as normal services are resumed.
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Remaining roadworks for West Kowloon Reclamation
The Territory Development Department is inviting tenders for the construction of remaining roadworks stage I in West Kowloon Reclamation.
A total of four kilometres of at-grade roads and related drainage works, a 175 metre highway bridge and a footbridge are to be built. Other works include laying of fresh and salt water mains and landscaping.
Construction will commence in January next year for completion in 23 months.
Forms of tender and further particulars can be obtained from the consulting engineers, Messrs Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd. 12th floor. Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Tenders must be clearly marked and addressed to the Chairman of the Central Tender Board. They must be placed in the Government Secretariat tender box at the lower ground floor lift lobby, Central Government Offices (East Wing), 20 Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong before noon on November 22.
Late tenders will not be accepted.
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